Process of making an adhesive.



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EMIL WI EESE, F HAMBURG, GERMANY.

PROCESS OF MAKING AN ADHESIVE.

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To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL Wmsn, a citizen of Hamburg, German Empire, residing at Hamburg, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes of Making an Adhesive, of which the following is a specification.

It has already been proposed to manu- I facture compound glass by uniting glass plates by means of gelatin that has been peroxid, acetic acid and zinc chlorid to act upon gelatin. As an example, to 1 liter of 3 per cent. hydrogen peroxid there are added 100 cubic centimeters of pure acetic acid, and in this mixture there are dissolved 180 grams of zinc chlorid. In the resulting liq- Specification'of Letters Patent.

uid there are dissolved 600 grams of gelatin with moderate heat. This solution is left to stand for four to five days, after which it is filtered. The clear colorless solution of gelatin thus obtained is particularly adapted for the preparation of microscopic and natural history specimens, as well as making'compound glass.

I claim:

1. A process of making an adhesive which Patented Jan. 11, 1am.

Application filed August 7, 1915. Serial No. 44,307. t

comprises acting upon gelatin with a warm mixture of hydrogen peroxid, acetic acid and zinc chlorid, then allowing the product to stand for several days and filtering the same.

2. A process of making a liquid adhesive which comprises digesting 600 grams of gelatin with a warm mixture of 1 liter of 3% hydrogen peroxid, 100 cubic centimeters of acetic acid, 80 grams of zinc chlorid, allowing the mixture to stand for several days and filtering the same.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

. r EMIL WIESE.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS R. STEWART, CHAS. A. Heme. 

